Sales register



Nov' 9 9 1926,

E' J' DELsoL SALES REGISTER Filed Oct. s. 1923 ILTE Patented Nov. 9, i926.

f i d heetste EMILE J'. DELSOL, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR ONEHALF v'10 BERNARD R. NIEDT, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNXA.

SALES REGISTER.

Application filed October 8, 1923.` Serial No. '667,196.`

My invention relates to a sales register and particularly to loose leaf registers.l One of theV objects of the invention is the provision of a sales register inwhich the sales record vslips are arranged loosely in a pack, and on the operationV of the register, are delivered .in pairs to the platen of the machine and from the platen, out of the machine.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the following description of the preferred form of my invention which is illustratedI in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification.vr It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the showing made by the said drawings and description, as I may adopt variations of the preferred form within the scope of my invention as set forth in the claims.

Referring tothe drawings: t

Figure 1 is a plan view of my sales register, portions being broken away to disclose the structure,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of my sales register, a portion thereof being shown in section.

In terms Vof broad inclusion, my sales register comprises a casing having a hinged top provided with an aperture, under which is a platen for supporting the sales slips when a record is to be made thereon. Adjacent the platen is a pack of separate sales slips of any desired arrangement -of spaces and columns. Between pairs of slips is disposed a material having two functions; rst, that of a transfer material, so that what is written on the top sheet of the pair is also transcribed upon the lower sheet of the pair; second, to produce a greater cohesion between the sheets of a pair than between adj acent pairs. Means are provided,engaging the upper sheet of the pack, for feeding the upper pair of sheets from the pack to the platen, and from the platen, out of the machine, the difference in the cohesion between the first and second sheets and the second and third sheets, being sufficiently great. to cause the second sheet to be carried along with the first sheet, altho only the first sheetl is in contact with the feeding mea-ns.`

More particularly, my sales register comprises a casing 2 having a hinged cover 3 fastened by any suitable means, such as a latch 4c, The cover is provided with an aper-y ture 6 below which is a platen Z upon which the sales slips lie when the record is being written thereon. To one side of the platen ther casing is provided with a chamber 8 in which a pack of loose salesrecord slips are arranged. The slips 9v and 10 are arranged in pairs with a material such as a carbon preparation 11 on the back ofthe upper sheet of eachpair, so that there is a certain amount of cohesion or frictional resistanceV between the sheets rof the pair which is greater than the cohesion between theplain paper surfaces of adjacentpairs.

Extending transversely across the pack of slips isa rubber faced roller 13, closely ad jacent to the bottom edgeof the platen, and

adjacent the opposite edge'of the platen is a similar roller 14. Both rollers are connected by suitable gearing to the shaft 16, the gear 17 on the .roller 14e being of smaller diameter than the'ge'ar 18on'the roller 13, so' `that with 'rotation ofthe shaft 16, the roller 14 will revolve at a slightly-'higher peripheral speed than the roller 13. The shaft 16 is rotated by means of the gear 19 and crank 21, suitably journaled inthe casing.

Aat spring 22, secured on the under side of the cover, presses lightly upon the. pack at the opposite end from the roller 13', and springs 23 in the bottom of the casing, press the pack upwardly against the roller 13 and spring 22. A discharge aperture and lip 24 is provided for the discharge of the slips from the casing. Y

When the casing is loaded with a pack of sales record slips, as shown in Figure 2, rotation of the crank 21 causes the roller 13 to carry the first pair of sheets forwardly upon the platen 7, so that it is in position to have the items of the sale entered thereon. The proportion of the variousparts is such that one complete revolution of the crank 21 car ries the sheets from' the pack to'position on the platen. A spring pressed round headed pin 26, adapted to engage a recessed boss 27, may be arranged on the crank to indicate the stopping point. After the record has been entered on the sheets, a second complete revolution of the crank 21 feeds a second pair of sheets upon the platen, and at the same time, wardly out of the machine. Because of the higher speed of rotation .of the roller 14, there is no possibility of overla ping the sheets. .es fast as the sheets vare ed ed the carries the first pair for-- top of the pack, the springs 23 function to keep the pack pressed upwardly so that the roller 13 maintains a substantially constant frictional hold upon the sheet lying against it, down to the last pair of sheets on the pack.

I claim 1. A sales register comprising a casing formed with an aperture, a platen below the aperture, a chamber adjacent the platen for holding a pack of loose sales record sheets, means interposed between the sheets of pairs of vsheets to cause greater cohesion between the sheets of a pair than between adjacent pairs, and means frictionally engaging the upper sheet for feeding the upper pair of sheets upon the platen.

2. A sales register con'lprising a casing formed with an aperture, a platen below the aperture, a chamber adjacent the platen for holding a pack of loose sales record sheets, means interposed between the sheets of pairs `of sheets to cause greater cohesion between the sheets of a pair than between adjacent pairs, means frictionally engaging the upper sheet on the pack foi` feeding the upper pair of sheets upon the platen, and means frictionally engaging the upper sheet on the platen for feeding the pair of sheets on the platen out of said casing.

3. A sales register comprising a casing formed with an aperture, a platen below the aperture, a chamber adjacent the platen for holding a pack of loose sales record sheets,

means frictionally engaging the upper sheet on the pack for feeding ythe upper pair of sheets upon the platen, and means frictionally engaging the upper sheet on the platen for feeding the pair of sheets on the platen out of said casing at a speed greater than that of the pair of sheets being fed tothe platen.

4E. A sales register .comprising a casing formed with an aperture, a platen below the aperture, a chamber adjacent the platen for holding a pack of loose sales record sheets, a feed roller disposed across the pack, springs for pressing the pack against the roller, a second feed roller disposed across the platen, and means including a crank for operating said rollers together, the second roller at a higher peripheral speed than the first roller.

5. A sales register comprising a casing formed with an aperture, a platen below the aperture, a chamber adjacent the platen for holding a pack of loose sales record sheets, a feed roller disposed across the pack adjacent the platen, a spring disposed across the pack at the opposite end, springs below the pack for pressing it upwardly against the roller and rst named spring, a second feed roller disposed across the platen, and`,means for rotating the rollers together. Y

' In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

EMILE J. nnLsoL. 

